The Independent and other news organizations are reporting on the Pentagon's revised defense strategy. The strategy outlines a new policy for first use of nuclear weapons for preemptive strikes when there was risk to US interests with weapons of mass destruction. As one might expect, the revised policy is based largely on the so-called "Bush Doctrine" of pre-emptive strikes.
The obvious flaw in the plan is that so far, the "Bush Doctrine" (I get chills every time I say that) has been a failure on nearly every front. Is this a hard-ball negotiating tactic with potential threats, or a real shift in US policy? Lets hope the former. What would Bagdad look like today, if this policy had been in place a few years back? Probably like the photo above. Think of the bright side: at least we wouldn't have to fight that pesky insurgency.
The Independent: US develops strategy for first use of nuclear weapons against WMD
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